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ONODA - 10,000 NIGHTS IN THE JUNGLE (2021) (France, Germany) War Drama Onoda, 10 000 nuits dans la jungle (Original Title) Directed by Arthur Harari Official Selection 2021 • Cannes Film Festival CAST: Issei Ogata, Kai Inowaki, Shinsuke Kato, Kanji Tsuda, Yûya Matsuura, Tetsuya Chiba SYNOPSIS: Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide, stay alive whatever happens, the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in the Philippines where the Americans are about to land, this role will be to wage a guerilla war until the return of the Japanese troops. The Empire will surrender soon after Onoda days later.
